Howell Township Data Center Proposal (Van Gilder Site)
Van Gilder family. Withdrawn
A landowning family applied to rezone about 1,000 acres along Grand River Avenue in Howell Township for what would have been one of Michigan's largest data centers, with Meta widely rumored but never officially confirmed as the end user. After the township's planning commission recommended denial in September 2025 and residents packed public meetings over water, power, and transparency concerns, the family withdrew its rezoning request in December 2025. Howell Township has since adopted a moratorium on new data center applications.
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- Status
- Withdrawn
- Operator
- Not disclosed
- Applicant on record
- Van Gilder family
- Location
- Howell Township, Livingston County, MI (approximate, city center)
- Size
- MW not reported, 1000 acres
- Cooling
- Not reported
- Utility
- Not reported
- Last updated
- August 29, 2026
What happens next
This proposal will not move forward as filed, but the land it was proposed on can be proposed again under a new project. See other stopped projects.
Sources
- Howell Township could be home to Michigan's largest data center, The Livingston Post
- 'The Fight's Not Over': Data Center Rejected by Howell Twp. Planning Commission, WHMI 93.5, 2025-09-24
- Rezoning request for rural Michigan data center project pulled from consideration, Associated Press via Yahoo News, 2025-12-07
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Common questions
Where is the Howell Township data center?
It is in Howell Township, Livingston County, MI.
Has the Howell Township data center been approved?
No. The developer withdrew the proposal.
How big is the Howell Township data center?
Reported size: 1000 acres.
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